security flaw
Published Apr 2, 2003
1.2
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
Race condition in the recursive (1) directory deletion and (2) directory move in GNU File Utilities (fileutils) 4.1 and earlier allows local users to delete directories as the user running fileutils by moving a low-level directory to a higher level as it is being deleted, which causes fileutils to chdir to a ".." directory that is higher than expected, possibly up to the root file system.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:016
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:015
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:015
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:015
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:015
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:015
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:016
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:016 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:015 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:015 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:015 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:015 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:015 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:016 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00338) | 24.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00338) | 25.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00074) | 19.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (12)
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-018.1.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CALDERAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-fileutils/2002-03/msg00028.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8432.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2002/MDKSA-2002-031.php vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-015.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-016.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/260936 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4266 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2002-0435 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616780 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0435
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0435
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.